Imran Khan married Bushra Maneka in a private ceremony attended by relatives and friends in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday.

Lahore: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party chief Imran Khan sits with his spiritual guide and third wife Bushra Maneka in Lahore on February 18, 2018&nbsp | &nbspPhoto Credit:&nbspTwitter

Islamabad: Ending weeks of speculation, Pakistani politician and former cricketer Imran Khan on Sunday married Bushra Maneka, a woman described as his spiritual adviser, party officials said, the third wedding for the World Cup champion once touted as Pakistan's most eligible bachelor. The 65-year-old Khan married Bushra Maneka in a private ceremony attended by relatives and friends in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday, his Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) party announced on Twitter.

According to dailypakistan.com.pk, Imran Khan and his new wife will reportedly travel to London for their week-long honeymoon. The couple is also expected to visit Scotland. Citing local media, the website said PTI chief’s close friend Zulfi Bukhari will arrange Walima ceremony for the couple in London. The couple is also expected to perform Umrah, added the website.

However, Samaa TV mentioned PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry as saying that reception ceremony will take place at Bani Gala in Islamabad.

Meanwhile, Dunya News said Khan has decided to not travel abroad yet. Quoting PTI sources, the channel said that Bushra Bibi would assume the responsibilities of a housewife and stay at Bani Gala, while her children would shift with their father.

Pictures of the ceremony, showing the bride in a full veil, were posted on the account. Khan, once known internationally for his high-profile tabloid romances, cuts a more conservative persona in Pakistan, often carrying prayer beads and nurturing beliefs in living saints. Meanwhile, PTI spokesman Fawad Chaudhry told news agency AFP the couple had known one another "for a long time" but declined to provide further details. She has been widely reported to be the politician's spiritual adviser.

Khan married British socialite Jemima Khan in 1995 and had two sons with her before their divorce in 2004. The split was attributed to the difficulties she faced in Pakistan, where she was hounded for her family's Jewish ancestry, and to his obsession with politics. He and second wife Reham Khan, host of a local TV talk show and a BBC weather segment, divorced suddenly in October 2015, just ten months after they wed. She had been widely criticised after appearing at public meetings of PTI, with opponents accusing her of seeking to boost her own profile through her husband's fame.

Imran Khan, born in Lahore into a comfortable family origin in the Pashtun northwest, was educated at Pakistan's prestigious Aitchison College, at boarding school in England and then at Oxford University.

Imran Khan and Bushra Maneka's post-marriage plan: Walima ceremony in Islamabad and honeymoon in England?Description:Imran Khan married Bushra Maneka in a private ceremony attended by relatives and friends in the eastern city of Lahore on Sunday.Times Now